MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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